Vladimir Ashkenazy
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (b.1937) is an internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. He is originally from Russia and has held Icelandic citizenship since 1972. He has lived in Switzerland since 1978. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, he has recorded a large storehouse of classical and romantic works. His recordings have earned him five Grammy awards plus Iceland's Order of the Falcon. [Wikipedia]
Known for
ActingBirthday
July 6, 1937Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
13Place of birth
Gorky, Russian SFSR, USSR, [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]Also known as
Vladimir AchkenaziCast credits
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
SelfWe Want the Light
SelfThe Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow
SelfThe Trout
SelfEighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
SelfAshkenazy Observed
SelfItzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
SelfBeethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
HimselfBeyond Perfection: The Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
SelfGenius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Self